GREAT STORIES OF THE SEA AND SHIPS
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0883657074
ISBN 13
9780883657072
ISSN
30000198
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1992
Publisher
Description
Showcases The Fiction Of Such Classic Writers As Daniel Defoe, Jules Verne, And Jack London, But The Entries Also Feature Historic First-Person Narratives, Including Christopher Columbus's Own Account Of His Famous Voyage In 1492. Every Page Offers Excitement, From Vivid Tales Of Heroic Naval Battles And Dangerous Journeys Of Exploration To The Thrilling Stories Of Castaways And Smugglers. The Astonishing Variety Of Works Includes "The Raft Of Odysseus," By Homer; Hans Christian Andersen's "The Mermaid"; "The Specksioneer," By Elizabeth Gaskell; Washington Irving's "The Phantom Island"; And "Rounding Cape Horn," By Herman Melville. Eighteen Extraordinary Black And White Illustrations By Peter Hurd Add To The Volume's Beauty. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
